Current vs. future Current system Products are risk assessed, looking at all the risks. Products authorised only if these risks are considered acceptable.

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Presentation on theme: "Current vs. future Current system Products are risk assessed, looking at all the risks. Products authorised only if these risks are considered acceptable."— Presentation transcript:

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Current vs. future Current system Products are risk assessed, looking at all the risks. Products authorised only if these risks are considered acceptable.  A sensible system that has worked well for many years! Commission Proposal: Substances will be banned when they have particular properties – even if the associated risk is very low!! European Parliament Plenary Vote: More extreme position – meaning the loss of many safe products!!

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Many active substances already lost since the early ‘90’s And the impact of losing two thirds of what is left??? What impact...? Year Number New Compounds Existing Compounds Source: European Commission

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What impact...? Insecticides –% substances that would be lost if: Parliament proposal – would be a ban on: All pyrethroids, All organophosphates All carbamates Most neonicitinoides COMMISSION % ASs 8%Minimum 20%Maximum PARLIAMENT % ASs 83%Minimum 94%Maximum

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What impact...? Fungicides – % substances that would be lost if: Parliament proposal – would be a ban on: All triazoles All dithiocarbamates A number of Strobulorins COMMISSION % ASs 12%Minimum 34%Maximum PARLIAMENT % ASs 69%Minimum 85%Maximum

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What impact...? Herbicides – % substances that would be lost if: Parliament proposal – would be a ban on: All dinitroanalines All pyridines And ‘FOPs’ would be at risk COMMISSION % ASs 10%Minimum 23%Maximum PARLIAMENT % ASs 55%Minimum 81%Maximum

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Cut offs proposed – More detail! Commission Proposal: Substances will be banned when they have particular properties Endocrine disruptors CMR-1/2 - Substances that may have carcinogenic (C), mutagenic (M) or reprotoxic (R) characteristics Note: Alcohol is an endocrine disruptor, as well as being a C, an M and an R POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) – trigger criteria set out for Persistency, Bio- accumulation and potential for long-range transport PBT – trigger criteria for Persistency, Bio-accumulation and Toxicity vPvB - trigger criteria for very Persistent and very Bio-accumulative European Parliament Plenary Vote: More extreme position – meaning the loss of many safe products!! Trigger only 1 of the 4 POPs criteria (Persistent Organic Pollutants) – see above This criteria alone would mean the loss of over half of our substances Developmental Neurotoxic immunotoxicity, bee toxicity... The Parliament criteria would have the biggest impact on insecticides!